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Introduction to Interface-Driven Development Using Swagger and Scalatra
Since it began life a little over three years ago, the Scalatra web micro-framework has evolved into a lightweight but full-featured MVC framework with a lively community behind it. Scalatra started out as a port of Ruby's Sinatra to the Scala language. Since then the two systems have evolved independently, with Scalatra gaining capabilities such as an Atmosphere integration and Akka support.
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Java 8 vs Scala: a Feature Comparison
This article explores some of Java 8’s new features, using both Java’s proposed syntax and Scala. We cover lambda expressions, higher-order functions, parallel collections and virtual extension methods aka traits. Besides this, we will provide insights into the new paradigms integrated in Java 8, such as functional programming.
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Benchmarking JVM Concurrency Options for Java, Scala and Akka
Michael Slinn examines how to benchmark JVM concurrency options for JVM-based langauges including Java and Scala.
Scala or Java? Exploring myths and facts
Scala.Net and Scala with Martin Odersky
We talked with Martin Odersky, Chairman, Chief Architect and co-founder of Typesafe, about Scala.Net, the version of Scala that support .Net as well as about Scala in general.
Twitter Shifting More Code to JVM, Citing Performance and Encapsulation As Primary Drivers
LinkedIn Signal: A Case Study for Scala, JRuby and Voldemort
This article aims to provide more insight into the motivation and technical challenges that the LinkedIn team faced, while combining Scala, JRuby and Voldemort, at such scale.